John F. Kennedy Center Amendments of 1980
Latest action. Measure passed Senate, amended.
(Measure passed Senate, amended) John F. Kennedy Center Amendments of 1980 - Amends the John F. Kennedy Center Act to increase to $21,900,000 the face value of revenue bonds issued to the Secretary of the Treasury by the Board of Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts to finance necessary parking facilities for the center. Directs the Board to sue the proceeds of such revenue bonds to pay the debt of the Center to Airport Parking Company of America, Washington, Incorporated, the operator of the parking facilities of the Center. Directs the Board, for each calendar year beginning after October 1, 1980, to apply the Center's net revenues from the parking facilities, of the Center, but in any case not less than $500,000 per annum, toward retiring such bonds issued to the Secretary of the Treasury. States that no interest shall accrue on such bonds for any period after the date of enactment of this Act. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to forgive the Board from payment of any and all interest (including deferred interest) otherwise due or accrued on such bonds as of the date of enactment of this Act. Makes any increase in the borrowing authority provided by this Act, effective only to the extent or in such amounts as are provided in advance in appropriation Acts.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Passed Senate amended" stage on December 13, 1980. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Where is it in the process, and what happens next?
2 steps remain before this bill could become law.
The record's latest action, on December 13, 1980: Measure passed Senate, amended.
- Passage by the House
- The President's signature. If the President vetoes it, two-thirds of both chambers must vote to override.
How likely is it to become law?
Civibrief does not forecast outcomes and this page has no opinion about this one. What the record supports is a base rate, which is a fact about the whole pile, not a prediction about this measure.
In the 96th Congress (1979-80), 613 of the 12,581 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 4.9 percent. That count covers every measure at every stage, including the many that never left committee.
This one is not there yet: 2 steps are still outstanding, listed above.
Has anyone actually voted on it?
No. No roll call in this Congress cites this measure. That is the ordinary outcome: most measures never reach a recorded floor vote, and a committee ends most of them simply by not acting.
A vote is not the only thing that happens to a measure. Hearings, markups, and referrals are all recorded actions, and none of them is a vote of the full chamber.
Who is behind it?
DANIEL MOYNIHAN (D-NY) introduced it on December 2, 1980. No cosponsors are recorded.
Cosponsoring is a formal signature on the text. It is not a commitment to vote for the measure, it does not bind anyone's party, and a long list of cosponsors is a measure of attention rather than of prospects.
How long has it been in play?
It was introduced on December 2, 1980, 16718 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 16707 days ago, on December 13, 1980.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 96th Congress has not finished by January 3, 1981 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.
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Vote history
- SenatePassed
- HouseAwaiting House vote
- PresidentAwaits both chambers